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Election dates and deadlines vary across the country and at different levels of government. Click here for the list of upcoming elections across the nation.
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Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.
| State | District | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Texas | Texas | Texas local elections | August 15, 2026 |
| Alaska | Alaska statewide primary election | Alaska statewide primary election | August 18, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas State Senate District 1 | Special primary election for Arkansas State Senate District 1 | August 18, 2026 |
| California | California District 14 | Special general election for U.S. House California District 14 | August 18, 2026 |
| Delaware | Delaware | D.E. local elections | August 18, 2026 |
| Florida | Florida statewide primary election | Florida statewide primary election | August 18, 2026 |
| Florida | Florida | Special primary for U.S. Senate Florida | August 18, 2026 |
| Iowa | Iowa | Iowa local elections | August 18, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 12 | Special general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 12 | August 18, 2026 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming statewide primary election | Wyoming statewide primary election | August 18, 2026 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming State Senate District 6 | Special primary for Wyoming State Senate District 6 | August 18, 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia District 13 | Special general runoff for Georgia's 13th Congressional District | August 25, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma statewide primary runoff election | August 25, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma House of Representatives District 92 | Special primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 92 | August 25, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Senate District 17 | Special primary runoff for Oklahoma State Senate District 17 | August 25, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | General election in Tulsa, Oklahoma | August 25, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | Special primary runoff for Republican candidates to fill the vacancy in nomination in the office of U.S. Senator from South Carolina | August 25, 2026 |
| Michigan | Michigan Democratic Party 2nd state convention | Michigan Democratic Party 2nd state convention | August 29, 2026 |
| Alabama | Montgomery City Council District 3 | Special general election for Montgomery City Council District 3 | September 1, 2026 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut House of Representatives District 58 | New primary date for Connecticut House of Representatives District 58 | September 1, 2026 |
| Idaho | Boise School District | Boise School District special election | September 1, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts statewide primary election | Massachusetts statewide primary election | September 1, 2026 |
| Missouri | Independence | Independence City Council District 1 recall | September 1, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina State Senate District 15 | Special primary election for South Carolina State Senate District 15 | September 1, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire statewide primary election | New Hampshire statewide primary election | September 8, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island statewide primary election | Rhode Island statewide primary election | September 9, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas State Senate District 1 | Special primary runoff for Arkansas State Senate District 1 | September 15, 2026 |
| Delaware | Delaware statewide primary election | Delaware statewide primary election | September 15, 2026 |
| Florida | Florida | Fla. local elections | September 15, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina State Senate District 15 | Special primary runoff election for South Carolina State Senate District 15 | September 15, 2026 |
| Alaska | Juneau | General election in Juneau, Alaska | October 6, 2026 |
| Alabama | Montgomery City Council District 3 | Special general runoff for Montgomery City Council District 3 | October 13, 2026 |
| Colorado | Loveland | General election | October 13, 2026 |
| Alaska | Alaska | Alaska statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Alabama | Alabama | Alabama statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | Arkansas statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | Arkansas statewide judicial general runoff election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas State Senate District 1 | Special general election for Arkansas State Senate District 1 | November 3, 2026 |
| American Samoa | American Samoa | American Samoa territory-wide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arizona | Arizona | Arizona statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arizona | Pima County Board of Supervisors District 5 | Pima County Board of Supervisors District 5 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arizona | Pima County Justice Precinct 6 | Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Arizona | Pima County Justice Precinct 9 | Pima County Constable Precinct 9 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | California | California statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Central Unified School District | Central Unified School District Area 3 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Compton Community College District Trustee Area 2 | Compton Community College District Trustee Area 2 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | East Side Union High School District | East Side Union Area 1 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Fruitvale School District | Fruitvale School District Area 3 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Manteca Unified School District | Manteca Unified School District Area 3 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Panama-Buena Vista Union School District | Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Area 4 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Riverside | General election runoff in Riverside, California | November 3, 2026 |
| California | San Francisco Community College District | Special election for a partial term on the San Francisco Community College Board | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Sanger Unified School District | Sanger Unified School District Area 3 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Solana Beach School District | Solana Beach School District Area 5 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| California | Vineland Elementary School District | Vineland Elementary School District special election | November 3, 2026 |
| Colorado | Colorado | Colorado statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Colorado | Colorado State Senate District 17 | Special general election for Colorado State Senate District 17 | November 3, 2026 |
| Colorado | Colorado State Senate District 21 | Special general election for Colorado State Senate District 21 | November 3, 2026 |
| Colorado | Colorado State Senate District 29 | Special general election for Colorado State Senate District 29 | November 3, 2026 |
| Colorado | Colorado State Senate District 31 | Special general election for Colorado State Senate District 31 | November 3, 2026 |
| Colorado | Denver | Special general election for Denver City Council At-large | November 3, 2026 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | Connecticut statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | District of Columbia general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Delaware | Delaware | Delaware statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Florida | Florida | Florida statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Florida | Florida | Special general election for U.S. Senate Florida | November 3, 2026 |
| Georgia | Cherokee County School District | Cherokee County School District District 3 special general | November 3, 2026 |
| Georgia | Fulton County Commission District 4 | Special general election for Fulton County Commission District 4 | November 3, 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia | Georgia statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Guam | Guam | Guam territory-wide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Senate District 18 | Special general election for Hawaii State Senate District 18 | November 3, 2026 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Senate District 19 | Special general election for Hawaii State Senate District 19 special election | November 3, 2026 |
| Iowa | Iowa | Iowa statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Idaho | Idaho | Idaho statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Idaho | Idaho | Idaho statewide judicial general runoff elections | November 3, 2026 |
| Illinois | Illinois | Illinois statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Illinois | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | Special general election for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago | November 3, 2026 |
| Indiana | Indiana | Indiana statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 2 | Special general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 2 | November 3, 2026 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 4 | Special general election for Indianapolis Public Schools school board District 4 | November 3, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas | Kansas statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas State Senate District 24 | Special general for Kansas State Senate District 24 | November 3, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas State Senate District 25 | Special general for Kansas State Senate District 25 | November 3, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | Kentucky statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Appellate Court District 3 | Special general election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 3rd Division 2 | November 3, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Appellate Court District 5 | Special general election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 5th Division 1 | November 3, 2026 |
| Louisiana | East Baton Rouge Justice of the Peace Ward 2 District 3 | Special primary election for East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court Ward 2, District 3 | November 3, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana statewide majority-vote system primary election | Louisiana statewide majority-vote system primary election | November 3, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana statewide party general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 | Special election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 | November 3, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | Massachusetts statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Maryland | Maryland | Maryland statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Maine | Maine | Maine statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan | Special general election for Michigan 3rd Circuit Court | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | Comstock (Kalamazoo County) | Comstock Township board of trustees recall | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | Liberty (Wexford County) | Amanda Kimbel-Sparks recall | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | Mason | Elaine Ferris recall election | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | Michigan | Michigan statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | Michigan Thirty-sixth Judicial District Court | Special general election for Michigan 36th Judicial District Court | November 3, 2026 |
| Michigan | Wayne County Commission District 5 | Special general election for Wayne County Commission District 5 in Michigan | November 3, 2026 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Missouri | Missouri | Missouri statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Missouri | Platte County | Special general election for Platte County Treasurer | November 3, 2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands territory-wide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi | Mississippi statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Appellate Court District 1 | Mississippi IAC special election; Greenlee vacancy; District 1 Position 1 | November 3, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi House of Representatives District 70 | Mississippi House of Representatives District 70 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi House of Representatives District 77 | Mississippi House of Representatives District 77 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Montana | Montana | Montana statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina District Court District 26 | Special election for Seat 6 on North Carolina District Court 26 | November 3, 2026 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota | North Dakota statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota | North Dakota statewide special election | November 3, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | Special elections for special districts in Lancaster County | November 3, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska State Senate District 41 | Special general election for Nebraska State Senate District 41 | November 3, 2026 |
| Nebraska | University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 | Special general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 | November 3, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire | New Hampshire statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey | New Jersey statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | New Mexico statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Second Judicial District Court | New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court Seats 2, 11, 19, 24 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico State Senate District 33 | New Mexico State Senate District 33 special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Nevada | Nevada | Nevada statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Nevada | Nevada Board of Regents District 8 | Special election for Nevada Board of Regents District 8 | November 3, 2026 |
| New York | New York | New York statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| New York | New York City Council District 3 | Special general election for New York City Council District 3 | November 3, 2026 |
| Ohio | Ohio | Ohio statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Ohio | Ohio | Special general election for U.S. Senate Ohio, 8th District Court of Appeals, and 9th District Court of Appeals | November 3, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Senate District 17 | Special general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 17 | November 3, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | General election runoff in Tulsa, Oklahoma | November 3, 2026 |
| Oregon | Oregon | Oregon statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Oregon | Salem City Council Ward 8 | Salem City Council Ward 8 primary runoff | November 3, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Rhode Island statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina State Senate District 15 | Special general election for South Carolina State Senate District 15 | November 3, 2026 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | South Dakota statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Fate | Mayor + city council recall | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Harris County | Harris county attorney special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | San Angelo | Harry Thomas recall election | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Texas | Texas statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Texas Appellate Court District 1 | Special election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4. | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Texas Appellate Court District 12 | Special election for Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals Place 3. | November 3, 2026 |
| Texas | Travis County Constable-Justice of the Peace District 4 | Special general election for Travis County Constable District 4 | November 3, 2026 |
| Utah | Utah | Utah statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Utah | Utah State Board of Education District 7 | Special election for Utah State Board of Education District 7 | November 3, 2026 |
| Virginia | Chesterfield County Public Schools | Special general election for Chesterfield County Public Schools | November 3, 2026 |
| Virginia | Richmond Public Schools District 6 | Special election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6, Virginia | November 3, 2026 |
| Virginia | Virginia | Virginia statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Virginia | Virginia House of Delegates District 20 | Special general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 20 | November 3, 2026 |
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands territory-wide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Vermont | Vermont | Vermont statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Washington | Washington | Washington statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Washington | Washington | Washington special general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | West Virginia statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia State Senate District 17 | Special general election for West Virginia State Senate District 17 | November 3, 2026 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia State Senate District 3 | Special general election for West Virginia State Senate District 3 | November 3, 2026 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | Wyoming statewide general election | November 3, 2026 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming State Senate District 6 | Special general election for Wyoming State Senate District 6 | November 3, 2026 |
| Guam | Guam | Guam territory-wide general runoff election | November 17, 2026 |
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands territory-wide general runoff election | November 17, 2026 |
| Mississippi | DeSoto County School District | DeSoto County School District runoff date | November 26, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | Little Rock general election runoff | December 1, 2026 |
| Georgia | Cherokee County School District | Cherokee County School District District 3 special general runoff | December 1, 2026 |
| Georgia | Fulton County Commission District 4 | Special general runoff election for Fulton County Commission District 4 | December 1, 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia | Georgia statewide general runoff election | December 1, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi | Mississippi statewide general runoff election | December 1, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi House of Representatives District 70 | Mississippi House of Representatives District 70 special general runoff election | December 1, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi House of Representatives District 77 | Mississippi House of Representatives District 77 special general runoff election | December 1, 2026 |
| New Jersey | Trenton | Trenton city general election runoff | December 8, 2026 |
| Louisiana | East Baton Rouge Justice of the Peace Ward 2 District 3 | Special general election for East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court Ward 2, District 3 | December 12, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana | Louisiana statewide majority-vote system general election | December 12, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Senate District 14 | Special primary for Louisiana State Senate District 14 | December 12, 2026 |
Recent election dates
| State | District | Description | Date |
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| Michigan | Michigan U.S. Taxpayers Party Convention and Michigan Green Party state convention (Day 3) | Michigan U.S. Taxpayers Party Convention and Michigan Green Party state convention (Day 3) | July 18, 2026 |
| Arizona | Arizona statewide primary election | Arizona statewide primary election | July 21, 2026 |
| Arizona | Pima County Board of Supervisors District 5 | Pima County Board of Supervisors District 5 special primary | July 21, 2026 |
| Arizona | Pima County Justice Precinct 6 | Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 special primary | July 21, 2026 |
| Arizona | Pima County Justice Precinct 9 | Pima County Constable Precinct 9 special primary | July 21, 2026 |
| Iowa | Iowa | Iowa local elections | July 21, 2026 |
| Montana | Lewis and Clark County | Eric Gool and Mike Winters recall | July 21, 2026 |
| Nevada | Nev. local elections | Nev. local elections | July 21, 2026 |
| Maine | Maine Democratic Party U.S. Senate nomination state convention | Maine Democratic Party U.S. Senate nomination state convention | July 25, 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia District 13 | Special general election for Georgia's 13th Congressional District | July 28, 2026 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | South Dakota statewide primary runoff | July 28, 2026 |
| Delaware | Delaware | Del. local elections | August 1, 2026 |
| Guam | Guam territory-wide primary election | Guam territory-wide primary election | August 1, 2026 |
| Texas | Lubbock City Council District 4 | Special general runoff for Lubbock City Council District 4 | August 1, 2026 |
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands territory-wide primary election | Virgin Islands territory-wide primary election | August 1, 2026 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas House of Representatives District 44 | Special general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 44 special election | August 4, 2026 |
| Iowa | Iowa | I.A. local elections | August 4, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas statewide primary election | Kansas statewide primary election | August 4, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas State Senate District 24 | Special primary election for Kansas State Senate District 24 | August 4, 2026 |
| Kansas | Kansas State Senate District 25 | Special primary election for Kansas State Senate District 25 | August 4, 2026 |
| Michigan | Michigan statewide primary election | Michigan statewide primary election | August 4, 2026 |
| Michigan | Wayne County Commission District 5 | Special primary election for Wayne County Commission District 5 in Michigan | August 4, 2026 |
| Missouri | Missouri statewide primary election | Missouri statewide primary election | August 4, 2026 |
| Missouri | Platte County | Special primary for Platte County Treasurer | August 4, 2026 |
| Oregon | Jefferson County | Recall election | August 4, 2026 |
| Virginia | Virginia statewide primary election | Virginia statewide primary election | August 4, 2026 |
| Washington | Washington statewide primary election | Washington statewide primary election | August 4, 2026 |
| Washington | Washington | Washington special primary | August 4, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Davidson County | Davidson County General Sessions Court Division VI special general election | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Shelby County Criminal Court, Tennessee | Shelby County Criminal Court special general election | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Shelby County General Sessions Court, Tennessee | Shelby County General Sessions Court special general election | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee statewide primary election | Tennessee statewide primary election | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee judicial and local general elections | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Thirtieth circuit court, Tennessee | Tennessee thirtieth circuit court special general election | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Thirtieth District Chancery Court, Tennessee | Tennessee thirtieth district chancery court special general election | August 6, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Twentieth circuit court, Tennessee | Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division III and Tennessee 20th Judicial District Circuit Court Division III special general election | August 6, 2026 |
| Delaware | Delaware | D.E. local elections | August 8, 2026 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii statewide primary election | Hawaii statewide primary election | August 8, 2026 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Senate District 19 | Special primary for Hawaii State Senate District 19 special election | August 8, 2026 |
| Alabama | Alabama District 1 | New primary date for Alabama Congressional Districts | August 11, 2026 |
| Alabama | Alabama District 2 | New primary date for Alabama Congressional Districts | August 11, 2026 |
| Alabama | Alabama District 6 | New primary date for Alabama Congressional Districts | August 11, 2026 |
| Alabama | Alabama District 7 | New primary date for Alabama Congressional Districts | August 11, 2026 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut statewide primary election | Connecticut statewide primary election | August 11, 2026 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota statewide primary election | Minnesota statewide primary election | August 11, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | S.C. local elections | August 11, 2026 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | Special primary for Republican candidates to fill the vacancy in nomination in the office of U.S. Senator from South Carolina | August 11, 2026 |
| Vermont | Vermont statewide primary election | Vermont statewide primary election | August 11, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin statewide primary election | Wisconsin statewide primary election | August 11, 2026 |
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